A very refreshing, enjoyable ride

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2013)

This movie was lot of fun! Most aspects of this film were executed extremely well, as you would expect form a Del Toro film. Visually, this is one of the best movies you will see for a while. Despite the huge scale of the fights and the scenes, it is very easy to keep up with the action, and follow what's happening, a testament to how well the movie was directed, shot and edited.
It is very over the top, and cliché'd in places, but it's all the better for it. This is essentially a modern day B-movie, just with big budget, good screenplay and good directing.
I found it very refreshing to watch a movie that for once, wasn't trying to be gritty and gloomy, and also wasn't just a re-hash of tired old ideas. New IPs and ideas like this need to be supported, rather than flocking to see yet another Spiderman or Superman film.